Question 99:
A sentence is provided in indirect speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech.
He asked me, “Did you submit your homework?”
Options:
- a) He asked me if I had submitted my homework.
- b) He asked me did I submit my homework.
- c) He asked me whether I have submitted my homework.
- d) He asked me whether had I submitted my homework.
correct answer : a)
Explanation:
Direct question in Simple Past (‘Did you submit’) becomes Past Perfect (‘had submitted’) in reported speech, introduced by ‘if’ or ‘whether’. Option (a) is correct.